Wout van Aert, more than any current rider, seems to be able to do it all. He’s won Tour de France stages on the flat and in the mountains, as well as time trials. At the 2022 Tour de France, he wore the yellow jersey for four stages and clinched the green jersey competition four days before Paris.
He’s got a string of classics wins to his name as well, including Milan-San Remo and Strade Bianche in 2020. Including a recent win at the E3 Saxo Classic. Add to that his glistening cyclocross career, with three cyclocross world championships to his name, his first at just 21 years old.
He’s become a mainstay of his Jumbo-Visma superteam, which came top of the UCI’s team rankings in 2022. Despite that, he seems happy to work as a domestique when called for in support of the team’s other stars, Jonas Vingegaard and Primož Roglič or to cede victory to teammates, as he did to Christophe Laporte in their two-up at the 2023 Gent-Wevelgem.
Even his longstanding rivalry both on and off road with contemporary Mathieu van der Poel, which stretches back as far as 2012, appears to remain largely cordial.
What is Wout van Aert’s bike for 2023?
Wout van Aert and the rest of the Jumbo-Visma team use the aero Cervelo S5 as their main race bike, although the team also has the lighter Cervelo R5 at its disposal when needed. It’s kitted out with Reserve carbon wheels with Vittoria Corsa Pro tyres, Sram Red AXS groupset and Speedplay Aero pedals.
Although ostensibly the same bike as last year, there have been small changes to the Cervelo S5 and large changes to Jumbo-Visma’s component spec, as explained below.
What size is Wout van Aert’s bike?
Van Aert is 1.90m tall, weighs 78kg and rides a size 56 Cervelo S5. That gives him a 392mm reach and 565mm stack, although the actual height of the bars is increased significantly by the positive angle of the one-piece bar and stem, rather than the negative angle of a more traditional stem.
The 982mm wheelbase is short for a bike of its size and, alongside the 405mm chainstay length which the rear wheel cutout allows, should yield punchy handling, which would suit van Aert’s style.
Wout van Aert’s Cervelo S5: Specifications
| Frame | Cervelo S5 |
| Groupset | SRAM Red AXS, 54/41t |
| Brakes | SRAM Red HRD hydraulic disc |
| Wheelset | Reserve 52/63 Tubeless |
| Tyres | Vittoria Corsa Pro |
| Cockpit | Cervelo S5 integrated |
| Chainset | Sram Red AXS |
| Power meter | Sram Red AXS |
| Pedals | Wahoo Speedplay Aero |
| Saddle | Fizik Antares |
| Bottle cages | Tacx |
| Bar tape | Fizik |
| Computer Mount |
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